FFnet Boycott - No FFnet 48 hrs
This week Friday & Saturday --- on June 8-10, we ask for show solidarity among all fandoms in a boycott of fanfiction.net by banning the use of the site for 48hrs to express our outrage. We are asking that you sign out of the site and not log back in until Sunday. Let's see what happens if they lose the avid readers and writers.
I am in complete support of the boycott.
And what will the boycott do? It will decrease user traffic which is how FFnet makes their money. It will also upset their advertisers.
Below are a few ways to participate and everyone should really consider it. After all, it is the writers and readers who make up the site.
Facebook Shout Out -
This is a shout out to all fandom readers and authors of Fanfiction.net. In lieu of the massive pulling of fics by the site, a call for solidarity among all fandoms in a boycott banning the use of the site for 48hrs to express our outrage and the seeking of change in the ToS has begun.
We ask you to join in our efforts & perhaps we may gain some momentum.
Facebook event -
http://forkspixie.tumblr.com/post/24341586580/calling-all-fandoms
Twitter Shout Out -
FFnet pulled about 2000 fics in a few days. Let's give em a taste... Stop using FFN for 48 hrs, starting Friday June 8, 2012 at 00:00:00 PDT (Pacific US Time) to Sunday June 10, 2012 at 00:00:00 PDT.
We're already hundreds doing it, gathering in FB groups and different forums. Let's make it thousands, shall we? Just 48 hrs... even the most serious case of fic addict can do this, right?
http://twitter.com/#!/search/%23TeamNoFFN48hrs
Use this converter to know your times -
http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc
If you are still unsure just remember Friday and Saturday is the boycott! You can use the site again Sunday evening.
Readers, you can download anything before that time, read completed FF, or even go and check for updates at other sites.
Authors can post any updates after this time and are free to update their stories in any other site.
I am in complete support of the boycott.
And what will the boycott do? It will decrease user traffic which is how FFnet makes their money. It will also upset their advertisers.
Below are a few ways to participate and everyone should really consider it. After all, it is the writers and readers who make up the site.
Facebook Shout Out -
This is a shout out to all fandom readers and authors of Fanfiction.net. In lieu of the massive pulling of fics by the site, a call for solidarity among all fandoms in a boycott banning the use of the site for 48hrs to express our outrage and the seeking of change in the ToS has begun.
We ask you to join in our efforts & perhaps we may gain some momentum.
Facebook event -
http://forkspixie.tumblr.com/post/24341586580/calling-all-fandoms
Twitter Shout Out -
FFnet pulled about 2000 fics in a few days. Let's give em a taste... Stop using FFN for 48 hrs, starting Friday June 8, 2012 at 00:00:00 PDT (Pacific US Time) to Sunday June 10, 2012 at 00:00:00 PDT.
We're already hundreds doing it, gathering in FB groups and different forums. Let's make it thousands, shall we? Just 48 hrs... even the most serious case of fic addict can do this, right?
http://twitter.com/#!/search/%23TeamNoFFN48hrs
Use this converter to know your times -
http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc
If you are still unsure just remember Friday and Saturday is the boycott! You can use the site again Sunday evening.
Readers, you can download anything before that time, read completed FF, or even go and check for updates at other sites.
Authors can post any updates after this time and are free to update their stories in any other site.